Washington : United States President Barack Obama reviewed the cooperation between the USand Pakistan in the ongoing war on terror.
“The President led his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team,” the White House said in a statement following the meeting on Monday. “The President received an updateon our efforts to ensure effective cooperation with Pakistan against al Qaeda and other violent extremists,” it added.
The statement said that Obama also received a briefing on the security situation in Afghanistan. He was briefed about US efforts to “sustain momentum against the Taliban, transition to an Afghan security lead, continued support for the increased capability of Afghan National Security Forces, and our efforts to support reintegration and Afghan-led reconciliation,” it added.
However, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that the meeting was not a decisional one. “This is not a decisional meeting. This is one of the regular, as you mentioned, monthly meetings, run by the President on Afghanistan and Pakistan with the usual principals involved in that meeting, but it is not decisional,” Carney said during press briefing. PPI
“The President led his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team,” the White House said in a statement following the meeting on Monday. “The President received an updateon our efforts to ensure effective cooperation with Pakistan against al Qaeda and other violent extremists,” it added.
The statement said that Obama also received a briefing on the security situation in Afghanistan. He was briefed about US efforts to “sustain momentum against the Taliban, transition to an Afghan security lead, continued support for the increased capability of Afghan National Security Forces, and our efforts to support reintegration and Afghan-led reconciliation,” it added.
However, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that the meeting was not a decisional one. “This is not a decisional meeting. This is one of the regular, as you mentioned, monthly meetings, run by the President on Afghanistan and Pakistan with the usual principals involved in that meeting, but it is not decisional,” Carney said during press briefing. PPI
